Spannered

Bert Random crawled into a speaker in 1990 when he was 16 years old and emerged over a decade later with nothing but ringing eardrums, dusty trainers, and a random handful of scribbled notes. It has taken him until now to decipher his handwriting and begin piecing it all together. Despite More...

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Description

Here comes the noise.

It creeps up on us, quietly at first,
attracting people out of the shadows, inviting us to make this derelict
space a dancefloor. The volume reaches a gratifyingly loud level and I
realize that this really is going to happen, this is really going to go
off.

The music has caught the masses. It
sounds vaguely like a distant choir, like a snatch of sweet, sharp
voices sampled and made strange, and as it flows into its simple rhythm
the crowd begins to gather and sway.

The Story Behind This Book

A gritty and arresting account of 90s free party culture, from Bristol indie press Spannered Books.

Praise and Reviews

"A vivid account of the squat party experience; a pumped-up Fear and Loathing
transplanted to Bristol, England… we are taken on an odyssey, 'aving it
to pounding techno in a dirty warehouse. Read this book - the story of
the real 90s ecstasy revolution."Chris LiberatorStay Up Forever Records

"Love it! It put me right back to the days when I was doing exactly
the same thing in London 1995. Only I was one of the DJ's and I had my
own set of parameters to deal with like who was playing next , who was
organizing the party and the rig, if they would let you play etc etc…
but the experiences are pretty much the same. I loved the bit were it
all gets a bit much, we have all been there at some point. A really fun
read , with some great visual descriptions of the weirdest moments…"Henry Cullen aka D.A.V.E. the Drummer (Hydraulix/ Mutate to Survive/ Pounding Grooves)

"This is the first book I have not put down till I finished it in a
very long time. Absolutely fucking marvellous! Totally gripped me and
bang I was at the party. Totally nailed it… and an awesome soundtrack."DJ Simmer (Shimmy/ Problem Child)

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